There has been a lot of different types of matches where the rules are allowed to be bent like a no holds barred match, a hardcore match, a leather strap match, a steel cage match and even a house of horrors match. One type of match that we have not covered that usually garners up some great matches in the history of the sport is the Ladder match which in it’s own right can be one hellacious kind of match. That is why for today we are checking out one from NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling) that features one current candidate for match of the year in 2017 in Kenny Omega taking on the beast Michael Elgin in a ladder match for the IWGP Intercontinental Championship at NJPW Dominion 6.19 in Osaka jo-Hall. You had to wonder going into the match what kind of role Hangman Page and Yujiro Takahashi were going to play in the match as they hung out at ringside in Omega’s corner. Before the match could officially start, the referee inspected the ring and discovered that The Young Bucks were hanging out under the ring which made things a little better for Elgin. As soon as the bell rang, Omega tried to get a head start on Elgin, but it didn’t work as he was able to fend him off with a big shoulder block.

Omega was going to have to rely and his speed and agility in the ring against the powerhouse abilities of Michael Elgin and he was doing a very good job of it at first as Elgin put his power on display. A match of this magnitude is also about the spots and Kenny would use his head when he noticed Elgin grabbing the ladder, he springboard crossbodied himself on the ladder which landed on top of Elgin. He followed it up with a huge moonsault over the top rope and on to Elgin, but that is when it pays to be in a club because Page and Takahashi made their presence felt as they attacked Elgin. As Kenny grabbed a ladder and went into the ring, Page and Takahashi attempted to make him watch as Kenny climbed, but he fought out of it forcing Omega down and proceeded to use the ladder like a helicopter as he took out all three Bullet Club members. Elgin began to abuse the heck out Omega as he used the ladder to his advantage to punish him.

For most of the match, these guys were seriously punishing each other to the point you wondered just how much could they take. We see Kenny do a springboard sunset flip powerbomb over a ladder that Elgin was standing on. We see Elgin deliver a backbody drop and send Omega into the ladder crushing it and rendering it useless. After making a makeshift ladder table with two trash cans holding the ladder, Elgin gets powerbombed into it by Omega. They must use all of the ladders available to them as weapons as they beat each other senseless. They were also throwing everything they could at each other like big forearm shots from Elgin or a sling blade from Omega, but both refused to quit. Later in the match after he powerbombed Omega into two tables that didn’t break, he went for it, but The Young Bucks stopped it as they stopped him from climbing. They proceeded to handcuff him to the corner and they beat him up until Ricochet and Matt Sydal came to the rescue eliminating The Young Bucks. Noticing that Omega started climbing the ladder, Elgin used all of his strength to rip the handcuffs from the corner. He grabbed the ladder and sent Omega to the outside eliminating him from the picture as he climbed the ladder grabbing the belt for the win. What a match between the two reminding me of the Attitude Era.

There is a guy that has officially signed with Impact Wrestling that would have been a perfect opponent for someone like Neville and the whole 205 Live roster. The name of that man is Matt Sydal, but some of you may remember him as Evan Bourne during his tenure in the WWE where he was a former Tag Team Champion and a Slammy award winner. Now he makes his return to Impact Wrestling and you can bet that the X-Division roster is on check, but so wasn’t the now former Impact Wrestling X-Division champion Trevor Lee who had the task of facing Sydal last night on Impact Wresting. Trevor Lee was not in a good mood especially after losing his title to Low Ki in the six pack challenge the week before so he immediately attacked Sydal after he removed his jacket to start the match. Trevor was trying to brutalize Sydal, but it didn’t work as Sydal was able to use Lee’s own momentum against him right into the turnbuckle. He would then attempt to roll up Lee for the pin, but Lee kicked out at two. Sydal would then lay some heavy kicks on Lee that definitely hit their mark.

Before you knew it, Lee would distract the referee enough to allow Helms the opportunity to attack Sydal who was looking to springboard back into the ring. Lee was bringing it to Sydal with a huge kick and some clubbing European uppercuts. After screaming at Sydal that he was nothing Sydal leaped to his feet while Lee was hitting the ropes and he hit Lee with a huge spinning heel kick that dazed the former champion. Unfortunately he couldn’t hold the advantage for very long, but it didn’t matter because a spinning roundhouse kick and a standing moonsault was all he needed to regain it. When he attempted to pin Lee, Helms made his way on to the apron to distract the referee which worked. As soon as Sydal approached Helms, Lee tried to take advantage by hitting Sydal, but Sydal was too quick and moved out of the way forcing Lee right into Helms. Sydal would then catch Lee with a high knee to the face and he would follow it up with the shooting star press for a big win in under five minutes. Welcome to Impact Wrestling Matt Sydal. Hey, don’t forget to like our page on Facebook at Facebook.com/MRXPUNCHOUT and while you are it why don’t you follow us on Twitter too.

There was a time in the world when MTV tried to get into the wrestling game and this is by all means no joke. In 2007, MTV aired a program called Wrestling Society X which was promising to be one of the coolest promotions on the Earth. The only problem is that the program was short lived and I mean extremely short lived as first aired on January 30, 2007 and last aired on March 14, 2007. So, while they celebrated the ten year anniversary of it on Twitter, I am here to pay homage to it by checking out one of the most memorable matches that caught my attention from day one. It was the first episode of the show and the first match that aired was Matt Sydal (some of you may remember him as Evan Bourne) who took on Jack Evans. It promised to be a match that was going to be high flying and high risk taking to the max. The match definitely started that way when Evans went for a head scissors which was countered by Sydal as he threw Evans out of the ring. He followed it up with a running moonsault over the top rope.

There wasn’t a lot of story telling going on in this match other than how I can top the last move I did. I mean I see Jack Evans hit a cartwheel elbow to Sydal who then turns and puts Evans into a submission called a Siamese twin, but Evans would spin his way out of it. After some fancy kicks that would send Sydal to the outside, he follows it with a cartwheel moonsault over the top rope. If you love matches that have holy Sh** moments in it one right after another then this was the match for you. Eventually, Jack Evans had some momentum going for him and when he went to perform a move, Lizzy Valentine (Sydal’s girlfriend and manager) got involved by grabbing his leg to slow him down. All it did was prove to be a distraction as Evans ended the match with a 630 senton from the top rope that secured him the 1-2-3 on the pin attempt. This match was exactly what Wrestling Society X was about, unpredictable high octane wrestling for thrill seekers, adrenaline junkies, and wrestling fans alike. I do miss it because I wish it was really given a chance. Happy ten year anniversary Wrestling Society X!

As you are all aware, we have teamed up with Moshpits and Movies once again for the 6TH Annual Monster Entertainment Awards because after all we host the wrestling side of things. We have a lot of first for the Monster Entertainment Awards because we have added some new categories to the awards besides Male and Female Wrestler Of The Year. We have added the categories of Tag Team Of The Year, Match Of The Year, and Tag Team Match Of The Year because there is just so much goodness going down in the world of wrestling whether it be Ring Of Honor, NJPW (New Japan Pro Wrestling), WWE, TNA, Lucha Underground, etc. Right now, we are just here to tell you the nominees to every category, but when it’s time to vote, we will let all of you know because after all you are the ones who decide who wins. Here are the nominees and Don’t forget to like our page on Facebook at Facebook.com/MRXPUNCHOUT and follow us on Twitter too.:

Wrestler Of The Year

1. AJ Styles

2. Shinsuke Nakamura

3. Kevin Owens

4. Roman Reigns

5. Broken Matt Hardy

6. Bobby Lashley

7. Kenny Omega

8. Adam Cole

Female Wrestler Of The Year

1. Charlotte

2. Sasha Banks

3. Asuka

4. Bayley

5. Jade

6. Gail Kim

7. Sexy Star

8. Madison Eagles

Tag Team Of The Year

1. The Young Bucks

2. The New Day

3. Addiction

4. American Alpha

5. DIY

6. The Revival

7. Roppongi Vice

8. The Briscoe Brothers

Match Of The Year

1. Shinsuke Nakamura vs AJ Styles- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10

2. Kazuchika Okada vs Hiroshi Tanahashi- NJPW Wrestle Kingdom 10

3. Kenny Omega vs Tetsuya Naito- NJPW G1 Climax 26- Day 18

4. Shinsuke Nakamura vs Sami Zayn- NXT Takeover Dallas

5. Kota Ibushi vs Cedric Alexander- CWC Tapings

6. AJ Styles vs John Cena- WWE Summerslam 2016

7. Dolph Ziggler vs The Miz- WWE No Mercy 2016

8. Marty Scurll vs Dragon Lee vs Will Ospreay- ROH Final Battle 16

Tag Team Match Of The Year

1. The Young Bucks vs The Addiction vs The Motor City Machine Guns- ROH/NJPW All Star Extravaganza VIII

It sad for me to say that for a guy who has been a wrestling fan since he can remember which is about 31 years or so, this was the first Ring Of Honor pay per view that I have ever seen in my life. Last night at the Frontier Fieldhouse in Chicago, Ring Of Honor held it’s annual PPV Global Wars 2016 which is a joint venture with New Japan Pro Wrestling. When I first looked at the card, it looked like it was going to be one hell of a night because let’s face it, the indies is where it’s at these days. One of my favorite matches of the night went to IWGP heavyweight champion Tetsuya Naito who took on Kyle O’Reilly in one heck of a singles match. The match was full of non stop action and both wrestlers impressed me a lot. The match that was a close second was the Ring Of Honor Tag Team Title match which saw the champions War Machine defeat The Briscoes for the first time in their careers. One f the matches that I was excited for in the night was seeing the Bullet Club (The Young Bucks, Tama Tonga, and Tanga Roa) who took on The Motor City Machine Guns (Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin), Kushida, and Matt Sydal. We were promised a superkick party like you wouldn’t believe and we didn’t get a single one during the match (psst: they would make it up later). Overall, every match on the card was actually pretty incredible and it was so cool to see my favorite Japanese wrestler of all time in Jushin Thunder Liger. He teamed up with a guy named Cheeseburger as they defeated the Addiction. The only thing I would have changed was the end of the heavyweight title match between Jay Lethal and Colt Cabana. Yes, we finally got our superkick party we had all been waiting for and a new member was revealed (Adam Cole), but the match itself was actually an incredible one. Nonetheless, one thing is definitely for sure after seeing this pay per view and it’s that I am going to be playing close attention next time. I am giving the show an A- for a final grade overall. Here are the rest of the results: